Coming of Age Stories

A Story of the Am'mortal
Following a protracted war, an island switches hands from one race to another. As the new owners take over, the island seems to come with some oddities, including a story about a shipwrecked man of the new owners' race. One problem: they know this man does not exactly match their description. So the story soon turns into a popular and well-liked legend, especially to a bright-eyed young farm girl gaining reknown as a huntress. Can she find the "Wild Man" on her latest trip into the wilderness?

A Story in the Choices Universe
A young man, blundering around and trying to understand the implications of the curve ball, that life has thrown his way.

A Story in the Spider and Fly Universe
The second story of the pair, although really the first (go figure?). Both these tales developed out of one basic idea, that's been kicking around in my head for some considerable time now. I had almost completed writing this one when the idea for "that scene" jumped into my head and that dictated the second scenario. There was just no-way that I couldn't write it!

A man reflects on the defining moment of his laundry existence.

A dare turns into a crisis for a young boy.

A knight astride a horse with a grudge. Whatever you do, do not give him his head! What Free Rein really means. See Sister story Free Reign for the alternative.

A semi-autobiographical novel which traces the coming-of-age story of a young boy as he grows up in Victorian England.